The GOTO statement

The GOTO statement transfers control unconditionally to a specified point in the program. You use a label to indicate a position to which the statement can transfer control. The label name can consist of letters, digits, underscores [_], and periods [.]. It must begin with an alphabetic character.

Examples of labels:

 LABEL_1:
 START_OF_PROCESS_A:

Examples of GOTO statements:

 GOTO LABEL_1
 GOTO START_OF_PROCESS_A

Both the GOTO statement and the label to which it refers must be within the same function. You cannot transfer control to a label in another function.

Related topics

• 3GL programming language: overview
• Transfer of control